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<p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is responsible for supervising the activities of
some 2,600 businesses in the trust and company service providers sector under the
Money Laundering Regulations, some of which undertake company formation activity on
behalf of clients. Company formation is also carried out directly by Companies House,
as well as by others such as lawyers and accountants that are not supervised by HMRC
for the purposes of the Money Laundering Regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
staff employed in supervisory, intelligence and prosecutory functions are contained
within a variety of lines of business in HMRC. As such the number of staff and budget
dedicated specifically to company formation agents is variable and cannot be identified.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is a range of scenarios in which HMRC actions might result
in a company formation agency stopping such activity, hence the information requested
is not readily available.</p><p> </p>
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